User's Guide To NOVAS Version C3.1
NOVAS_C3.1_Guide
NOVAS_C3.1_Guide
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- User’s Guide to NOVAS Version C3.1 Naval Observatory Vector Astrometry Software C Edition
- Introduction
- Abbreviations and Symbols Frequently Used
- Chapter 1 Astronomical Background
- Chapter 2 Installing NOVAS
- Chapter 3 Sample Calculations
- Chapter 4 Data Structures and Functions
- 4.1 Important Data Structures
- Structure cat_entry
- Structure object
- Structure on_surface
- Structure in_space
- Structure observer
- Structure sky_pos
- Structure ra_of_cio
- 4.2 Function List
- 4.3 Important Functions
- place
- sidereal_time
- ter2cel
- equ2hor
- transform_cat
- transform_hip
- app_star
- topo_star
- virtual_star
- local_star
- astro_star
- app_planet
- topo_planet
- virtual_planet
- local_planet
- astro_planet
- precession
- equ2ecl
- cio_ra
- era
- cel_pole
- e_tilt
- ephemeris
- solarsystem
- solarsystem, version 1 (File solsys1.c)
- solarsystem, version 2 (File solsys2.c)
- solarsystem, version 3 (File solsys3.c)
- solarsystem_hp
- solarsystem_hp, version 1 (File solsys1.c)
- solarsystem_hp, version 2 (File solsys2.c)
- solarsystem_hp, version 3 (File solsys3.c)
- Nutation Models (File nutation.c)
- Chapter 5 Equinox- and CIO-Based Paradigms Compared
- Appendix A Overview of How NOVAS Has Changed
- Appendix B List of Changes from NOVAS C2.0.1 to C3.1
- B.1 New Functions
- B.1.1 New Functions in NOVAS C3.0
- B.1.2 New Function in NOVAS C3.1
- B.2 Changes to NOVAS C Structures and Calling Sequences
- B.2.1 Changes in Structures and Calling Sequences from C2.0.1 to C3.0
- B.2.2 Changes in Structures and Calling Sequences from C3.0 to C3.1
- B.3 Significant Internal Changes to Code
- B.3.1 Significant Internal Changes to Code from C2.0.1 to C3.0
- B.3.2 Significant Internal Changes to Code from C3.0 to C3.1
- B.4 Other Internal Code Changes
- B.4.1 Other Internal Code Changes from C2.0.1 to C3.0
- B.4 .2 Other Internal Code Changes from C3.0 to C3.1
- B.5 References
- Appendix C How to Set Up the JPL Ephemerides
- Appendix D A Comparison of SOFA and NOVAS C3.0